Terrorist act in Orlando

[Bengalzona]

(06-12-2016, 11:40 PM)Nebuchadnezzar Wrote: Another mass shooting, another act of terrorism, another act of senseless violence by a guy with, no doubt, a mental problem.

And yet here we are pointing fingers and blaming everything but the guy responsible.

What the hell is wrong with you people?

It is an escape mechanism, a way not to think about the cold reality and horror of a monster walking into a building and murdering 50 people. It is also the helplessness all of us feel in such circumstances. People in this society do not do helpless well. We do not understand it because we are rarely faced with it. Pointing fingers and blaming others is a way for some to feel that they are doing something constructive (even though it is not) and avoid having to accept the reality of the situation.

I'm not standing in judgement, though. My escape mechanism is humor. I haven't really posted anything serious in this thread until now. It is a tragedy. That is all I know. And traditionally, this would be a period of silence and mourning. But tradition is out the window now-a-days. People want to talk about it and they think it will make them feel better to do so. Unfortunately, the rush to talk about it in our society is also accompanied by the need to escape from it. Now there is a duality for you.